The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-02-24
WHAT A PASS BOOK REVEALED.

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A pass-book belonging tc poor man was
picked up in the streets of Toledo, Ohio,
recently, in which an account was kept OF
the mans current expenses for himself
and family The items covered period
of two weeks, and amounting in all to
$40 SO, Of which S4.35 was for whiskey,
beer and drinks
From this it can readily be seen that it
the man ate his share of the food provided,
be and the rumseller got the greater part
of his earnings. OF the sicty-4aaee entries
on the book thirty tlco acre for liquor, OF
which whiskey took the lead to the amount
of $2.o5, then beer $l.55, and drinks"
75c. To offset this, the family had in the
same time, 1926 worth of flour. There
were no Injuries, and thirty-seyen cents
worth Of herring constituted the ''meat
BILL
Comment is unnecessary. Any think
ing person can see the bare. oheerless home.
the half-starved child, the ill-treated wife,
and last and least Of all, the brutal, bloated
husband. A fearful retribution lies at the
door Of the poor wretch who. ito satisfy
that red-h blast from hell, when he feels
it, will leave his wife to starve and his
children to perish.n A fearful retribution
also lies at the door Of the rumseller. who,
too lazy to work to earn en- honest living,
is willing to aid in crushing the manhood,
and destroying the life and soul of his
fellow men.
Talk about soyer-production! !" If the
money spent in intoxicating liquors in this
country was expended in purchasing nee.
essary food. clothing, houses and furniture
to make our Wage-earners and their fami-
lies comfortable, there would be no men
idle who were sober and capable of earning
living the manufactures would be kept
running all the time. and business men
would have more interest in paying higher
wages through 3 belief that better use
| would be made Of the same, and that larger
means Of improvement would be properly
appreciated. It is little satisfaction 10 an
employer to raise the wages of his work.
men and then observe that most of the
| increase paid to one-half of the men goes
into the till of the saloon-keeper, and that
their families are no better off than be-
fore. The Public Good.
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| Missouri has a commendable liquor law,
which prohibits the opening of saloon in
any square without the consent of a
majority of property owners 10 that square
An attempt was made to exclude all
women and minor property owners from
having a voice in the matter, but the SUI
preme Court decides that they are within
the meaning of the statute. PRESBYTERIAN,
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N was talking with our jailer the other
day. writes a friend, sabOut the cause
of crime. He told me had been jailor over
twenty years and could safely say nine
tenths Of the prisoners were brought into
crime through drink. Then you will adj
mit.' said, shat prohibition would be a
blessing to the country The greatest
blessing it could have.' he answered.
why then don't you vote for it p Be
cause. he replied, slapping his pocket, it
would knock $50 month out of here.
You wouldn't need jailer if there were
no Saloons Suggestive, isn't 1t g'-U Union
Signal,
The Senate of Alabama, by vote of
twenty-six to one, has passed a resolution
submitting prohibition amendment to
popular vote.
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OF the III saloons open in Sioux City
at the time Of the uaddock murder two
thirds have been closed, and the remainder
are doomed.
/ Nearly all the people of Wolcott, N. Y.
signed the pledge at a temperance revival
held there week before last.
The Legislature of Michigan has adopted
a Joint resolution to submit an amend.
ment prohibiting the liquor traffic to a
vote of the people.